Thursday, November 15, 2012

Student reading goals

Summer Larsen's students at Declo Elementary School needed to meet a reading goal of 10 points, KMVT reports. Those who failed to attain that goal could choose one of two punishments: have their faces drawn on by fellow classmates or miss recess.

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Wilson takes aim at reading aliteracy issue

One of the primary goals of education is getting students to read, or better yet, develop a love of reading. A large percentage of college-age students and adults stop reading books once they graduate from high school. This is called aliteracy (the ...

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Firestorm Erupts Over Virginia's Education Goals

As part of Virginia's waiver to opt out of mandates set out in the No Child Left Behind law, the state has created a controversial new set of education goals that are higher for white and Asian kids than for blacks, Latinos and students with ...

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Florida's Race-based Goals For Students Spark Debate

If the rate of improvement outlined in the goals could be continued for a decade, all Florida students would be proficient in math and reading by the 2022-23 school year, said Education Commissioner Pam Stewart. The Education Trust, an advocacy group ...

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Students gobble up reading program

Each night, the students have to read for about 15-20 minuets and, at the end of each month, children who reach their monthly goal will receive a Reading Award Certificate they can take to a Pizza Hut and get a free one-topping personal pan pizza. "The ...

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Florida Officials Defend Racial and Ethnic Learning Goals

MIAMI - When the Florida Board of Education voted this month to set different goals for student achievement in reading and math by race and ethnicity, among other guidelines, the move was widely criticized as discriminatory and harmful to blacks and ...

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Shenandoah board sets goals

Recently, the district was placed on lists for math at all three levels and reading and math at the middle school level. Shenandoah School Superintendent Jeff Hiser tells KMA News the district's goal is to decrease the percentage of non-proficient ...

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Local schools promote reading, literacy in different ways

Easley said the 101 copies of Jeff Kinney's new book "The Third Wheel," the seventh in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, would be given to some students in the school who met their reading goals. Heather Hannah, librarian at Hokes Bluff Middle, said ...

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New reading goals will adjust with age

These changes might best be understood by looking at how the authors of the new standards outline the types of reading and writing students should be asked to do during their day at school. The types of reading students should be asked to do are ...

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Arsenal Recovers Four-Goal Deficit to Beat Reading in League Cup

Theo Walcott scored in the 120th minute to put Arsenal 6-5 up at Reading's Madejski Stadium before Marouane Chamakh added the seventh goal as the Gunners advanced to the quarterfinals of England's second-tier cup competition. "You always see new ...

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Woodbine Schools working on long-range goals

A key characteristic is the mission of the school, or the goal of student achievement. One of the primary metrics used by Woodbine Schools is the demonstrated long-range goal of improvement in student reading, science and math abilities. "Long-range ...

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West Seattle schools: Denny launches Read-A-Thon fundraiser

The PTSA's goal this year is $9,000 and to have 450 students participate. There are prizes for students who accomplish their reading goals and for those who receive a minimum donation of $10. If the community would like to donate to this great cause ...

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City leaders look to inspire students with reading program

"Our goals are to highlight the outstanding work being done in our schools, emphasize the importance of improving student reading, and forge long-term relationships that will benefit our students, our schools and our community as a whole." Delray Beach ...

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Boys and Girls Club's reading program instills confidence in young readers

Chief Professional Officer Bart McFadden is encouraged with the progress the program seems to be making with the students and their families.

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Student success tops Prince William schools' strategic plan

In the 2011-12 school year, 33 percent of students met the goal in reading, 29 percent in science, 27 percent in social studies and 10 percent in math, Healy's presentation said.

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High test scores keep Essex off the watch list

For the second year in a row, Essex students have scored high enough on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills in Science, Math and Reading to keep the elementary, middle and high schools and the district off of any watch or "in need of assistance" lists ...

Hatfield unseated Turn 1 leader Clara Love and captured the lead in Turn 2 - the midpoint of the competition - by reading 25,992 books with 84 percent of their students meeting their reading goals. Hatfield Principal Cathy Sager was awarded the giant ...

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Penn State kicker Ficken regains his footing

By RICH SCARCELLA Reading Eagle. yorkdispatch.com. Updated: 11/15/2012 ... The student section cheered loudly when Penn State's Sam Ficken trotted onto the field for a game-winning field goal try in the final seconds. Ficken had missed three previous ...

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OJR District meets most of its testing goals

For 2012, 81 percent of students in all Pennsylvania schools needed to score in the proficient or above range in reading in order for the school to make AYP. That's up from 72 percent last year. In math, the percentage was 78 percent compared to last ...

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O'Connor's hard work rewarded with goal, shootout win

O'Connor scored the tying goal with 1:42 left in the third period and Reading edged Trenton 4-3 in a shootout at the Sovereign Center Sunday.